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    Will chickens peck electrical cords?!!

    Hubby bought an electric waterer for our chickens, so that they can have water all the time, and makes it easier on us too. He is trying to figure out what to do with the cord. Normally we have their water hanging, but can't figure out what to do with the cord. Would it be better to have the...
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    Chickens possibly ate mouse poison- help I am so distraught

    I am so devastated right now, I am hoping someone can help us. We have been letting the girls and the younger chickens out for a few hours every afternoon now to free range before dark. We've been dealing with a fox who comes by occasionally and a hawk who has got quite bold in the last few...
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    Foxes....our first loss. :(

    I should have known yesterday something was around. Our male golden retriever kept barking towards the woods wagging his tail. He normally only barks at squirrels and vultures, never wagging his tail. Right before dusk last night, the chickens were making a racket- very unusual for them. They...
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    What am I doing wrong? Chicks + hens....

    I cannot seem to get them to like each other. I had posted weeks ago, and took the advice to wait until the chicks were older and close to the same size as the hens. Most of the chicks are now pretty much the same size as the hens. There are 12 chicks(9 weeks) and 22 hens. I haven't even...
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    Putting 6 week olds in coop with 18 week olds?

    I have to get these little babies off my covered patio!! They are sweet and adorable, but they are getting out constantly. I have had them in a separate temporary run right next to my big girls, during the days. At night I am putting them back in their brooder box. I'm not worried about...
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    Waiting for an attack to happen :( dogs

    Last Thursday the 2 Rottweilers that live down the hill from us got loose, went into my garage and killed my daughters pet rabbit. The same day they attacked a dog in their own neighborhood. They spent the morning wandering the woods behind my house, and in my garden. No one could find them...
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    My new pups!

    My golden retriever Bonnie had her puppies on July 10. Her first litter was 5, so I was thinking 8 or 9. Imagine the shock when out came 13!! We have a set of twins too, that shared a sac, both girls. All 13, and mom, and dad, are doing well. We are supplementing with a formula, just to make...
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    Is there a way to tell Roos from pullets in 2 day old Jersey Giants?

    Just curious. I ordered straight run with 6 JG, 5 Partridge Rocks, and 5 Speckled Sussex. The Speckled Sussex don't all look the same, so I know I have a mix. The JG all look exactly the same! I am actually hoping for a roo in the JG, but just wondered if I should wait a while before even trying...
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    Lethargic chick, how often to give water?

    Never mind- she died. My new chicks arrived today! Hubby came home with them, and said that two were dead. I took all the live ones out- 14, and looked and one of the "dead" ones was moving. Separated her and gave her some sugar water. Within about an hour, she had perked up enough to put...
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    How far are they going to roam?

    I read a study on free ranging versus confined hens, and the free range girls laid eggs much earlier. (ok, it was just one family who did the experiment, but still.) My goal all along has been to free range my chicks. I feel they will be fine out there, with me and the dogs constantly around...
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    How do I catch my hen??

    She slipped under the fence in the run a couple of hours ago, and wants to go back in, but she won't let me near her. If I try to hold up the fence for her or open the big door, the others come running. I don't have any sort of a net here to catch her with. I was thinking about just waiting...
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    Solar lights for night lights?

    My girls are getting too big to have the red heat lamp in their coop at night. It still gets cool- in the 50's, but they are almost 8 weeks and I would like to switch to something different. I just can't leave them with no light at all. So, I was thinking about putting about 4 of the solar...
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    Butchered chicken possibly contaminated?

    Hubby and I butchered 2 chickens this morning. We withheld food for more than 12 hours, but he put them outside this morning, while we were setting everything up. This is the first time we've ever butchered chickens. Everything went quickly and smoothly until he started to cut around the vent...
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    Chicks outside in grass, need grit?

    The girls are going outside today. Our lawn is really thick, and honestly where their run is, I wonder how many little stones they will be able to find for grit. Should I put a dish of grit out there for them, until they have the grass all gone, and I can see if there is any stones or grit...
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    Will a hanging waterer sway and spill??!!!

    Hubby is reluctant to hang the girls waterer in the coop, as he says they will continuously bump it and spill the water. I don't know..... said I'd ask you all! Right now, it is on bricks on the floor, but being the new coop, they are much more active, and it is constantly filling up with...
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    Another silly question!

    I'm going to be full of silly questions today! I was sure I read somewhere not to give chicks cold water, it would kill them..... can't remember where I read it though. My chicks are now 3 and 4 weeks old. We have moved them to our garage into bigger brooder boxes. (Glad to get them out of...
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    Silly question from a newbie....how fast do meaties move?

    It's finally warm and dry enough here to let the meaties outside for a bit this weekend. They are 3 and 4 weeks old. I have no idea how to get them outside(they are in the back of the garage) except to open the end of the box and herd them out! Just curious as to how fast they can move now, can...
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    I do NOT like cornish x's.....

    No I do not. I have one out of 11 of them, that is gentle and quiet, the rest are just killing me. 5 of them are 3 1/2 weeks old, 6 of them were 2 weeks yesterday. The bigger ones are the real problem. Every single time I try to feed them they cause problems. I have had to put on one of my...
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    When can I put them outside in a protected area?

    I will have another post under meat chicks, ranting about these guys, but for now am just wondering when I can put these little monsters outside? They are cornish x rocks, are, I think, about 3 1/2 weeks old with tons of feathers, except for their heads. Our patio is roofed, has 2 solid sides...
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    Why does she not look like my other BR's?

    I know I ordered 5 barred rocks. I also have 5 GL wyandottes, which I can tell, because of the stripes down their backs. They are 8 days old, and I noticed yesterday that this little girl(?) looks different from the other 4. The others definitely have bars on their wings, but this girl has...
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